Automobile-lamp.



E. JACKSON.

AUTOMOBILE LAMP.

APPLIOATION FILED OUT. 13, 1910.

Patented Ndv. 7, 1911.

3.. J AGKSON. AUTOMOBILE LAMP.

APPLICATION FILED 001'. 13, 1910.

1,007,952. Patented Nov.7, 1911.

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05 DENVER. COLORADO. ASSIG-NOR U ONE-HALE TO 0. ELLSVJORTH ii GOD, OF DENVER, COLOR-131130.

AUTOMOBLLLE LAMB Application Specification 0t Patent.

filed October 13.

1910. Serial No. 586.858.

I i: all whom it may concern:

.= llr it litnown that l. lliioiuuo .lioksox. a I l United bltatei-. residing in the vainly ot' lienrer and ritate. of iare ii'ireuted certain new and f "oz'ian nts in Autoiuobile-liamps; i d \lt'llzllt the following to be a. full, a and exaei desbription oi? the invention,

2: as will enable others skilled in the art.

3. to wliieh i1 appi'rtuiirs to make and use the rel -relive lame; had to the airii'ompanyili'a rings. and ii) the letters and figures ei'enre marked thereon. whieh form a part ol this ;--ipe cilieation.

.3 invention relate to i1uprox'en'ieins in we espia-ially designed for use on s. my objeet. being to provide a use exter or shall be relieved s tar e i the unsightly projections or "an-d i-resieat-shaped 'lirai-ket reintorres the i in mi on the inside and gives it great strength in {birieiuity of the HIPPUYUHQ standard, thus redueing; vibration and increasing the By virtue of this construethe iody portion of the bracket is enlirizly voneealbil from exterior View, making ilzi lamp nnu-h more desirable from the 'uinipoinl art utility as well as enhancing its sneral appearance, both of which features are exi-eeiliu ly important in a lamp of this war-actor. i

la my imprint-d lamp 1 also make prov sion tor returning the. glass plate in t'ron't ot the retli-etor without opening a door. in

olhei words. the lamp is devoid of hinges. ll glass plate being held in place, by a up; ring); which when applied, automath retains its position by virtue of its ndeney to spring, outwardly the hood be- HllL'iii grooved where. the ring; is loill V l 1 improved eonoeeed to deI-ierthe the same oe'iigi; ma le to the areompanying drawing in which is ilh'lstrated an embodiment t-l'rfl'OOf. I

in this drawing: Figure l a side elevation of my improved lagi'p. Fig. 2 is a trout view of the same or a view looking in the d rei-lion of arrow 2 Fig. 1. Fig. is 2 vertical sei-tion taken on the line 33 Fig. :3. milling both the hood and the reflector as well as the forwardly located glass plate and its retaining spring ring. Fig. --lis a front ri-ew oi. the hood, the reflector and its attachments being removed. Fig. is a detail view ol the interiorly located crescentshuped bracket. looking downwardly or in the direet-ion of arrow 5 Fig. t.

"lhe same reference. eha'aeters indicate the same parts in all tho'views.

let the numeral 5 designate the hood of the lamp, to the inner surfaee of which is applied a ereseenbshaped Market 6, which may be east or otherwise suitably formed for the purpose. This bracket is soldered, brazed or otherwise suitably secured ,to the hood. The soldering may, if desired, be supplemented by rivets i, or rivets alone or other suitable tastei'iing devices may be employed. This bracket as illustrated in the drawing: consists of a body member 8 -hav hug} a centrally located longitudinally (lisposed slieinrthening web 9. The bracket is applied to the lower part of the hood and provided at. its center or lower extremity with a hollow member 10 which protrudes through an opening 12 Formed in the hood the brarket luii'in g an interiorly located out wardly p oje ting lug lfi 'l oruung a bearing for the soelaei member, and also constituting a. :(lilli l'tillititl through which an opening it is. formed to i'ei-eire a set serew l5 r'or securing the lamp to the upper extremity of a supporting standard 16. 'lhissoeket member may also be further secured to the standard by means ot a key 17 passed through the exloriorly protruding portion oi the socket member and a registering opening formed in the portion of the standard which enters the socket. it must be understood that this standard is secured to the automobile or other whit-lo or hl'l'tlt'llllt upon which the lamp is mounted.

lVithin the hood 5 is plaeed the usual parabola rellei-tor whose outer edge is ex tei ioily lilill lfttl as shown at il to engage an interior flange fil tormed on the inwardly lii'oli'uilintl' llitl'l ll oi the hood in Wlllt'll is coated in its groove, is sel formed ashallow circumferential groove 22 adapted to receive a spring ring 23 which is located outside of a glass plate 24, the, said plate fitting. closely against the flange 19 of the reflector. This spring ring when 10- -retaining and presses tightly against the gla'ss plate 24,

thus holding the reflector securely in place.

This; ring is divided as shown-at 25 and when sprung into place its extremities are in clrcular alinement. In order to release the glass, one extremity of the ring may be pressed inwardly to the dotted line position means on the inner side of the hood protruding into the said hollow substantially as described.

2. A lamp of the class described, whose hood is interiorly provided on its lower side with a crescent-shaped reinforcing bracket, the bracket being centrally equipped with a depending hollow member passing through an opening formed in the hood, the hollow of the said member extending into the bracket on the inner side of the hood, and a set screw passing through one side of the bracket on the inner side of the hood and protruding into the said hollow, substantially as described.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a lamp hood of the class described, provided interiorly with ,a strengthenin bracket curved to fit the inner surface 0 the hood and having a hollow member protrudin through an opening in the hood and ada to to receive a supporting standard, the ho low of the said member extending into the bracket on the interior of the hood, and a set screw passed through the-bracket and protruding into the said hollow and adapted to engage the support-ing standard, substantially as described.

4;. A lamp of the class described, com'prising a hood, a reflector located within, the hood, the hood having a flange offset from the wall of the'hood and extendin inwardly, the said flange being engaged by t 1e reflector and supporting the latter free from contact with the wall of the hood, a glass plate applied to the reflect-0r, the hood having a portion protruding beyond the reflector, and providedwith a circumferential groove, and

a spring retaining ring inserted in the said groove and bearing against the glass plate, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. RICHARD JACKSON.

Witnesses:

.O. E. Wooo, H. N; Tune. 

